The 3D effects of a vertical-axis wind turbine: rotor and wake induction

D. De Tavernier; C. Ferreira; U. Paulsen; H. Madsen

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1618/5/052040

The 3D effects of a vertical-axis wind turbine: rotor and wake induction

D. De Tavernier^*, C. Ferreira, U. Paulsen, H. Madsen

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This paper deals with the 3D effects of a vertical-axis wind turbine caused by the tip vortices. In this study, the VAWT rotor is simplified by the infinitely bladed actuator cylinder concept. The loads are prescribed to be uniform and normal to the surface and are distributed between the upwind and downwind half. Depending on the load configuration, the tip vortices are shed at different locations. This causes the wake induction field and the induction at the rotor to be significantly different. The 3D effects cause a power loss that may go up to 15% depending on the load configuration and aspect ratio. Starting from an aspect ratio of 5, the rotor induction and power is approaching 2D results.

Original language	English
Article number	052040
Book series	Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume	1618
Issue number	5
Number of pages	10
ISSN	1742-6596
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1618/5/052040
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	TORQUE 2020 - Online event, Netherlands Duration: 28 Sept 2020 → 2 Oct 2020 https://www.torque2020.org/

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Conference	TORQUE 2020
Location	Online event
Country/Territory	Netherlands
Period	28/09/2020 → 02/10/2020
Internet address	https://www.torque2020.org/

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